The determinants of academic achievements among students of UiTMKS, Sarawak
There is a paucity of systematic research on prediction of academic achievement at the tertiary educational level for Malaysian students despite the important role that universities play in the Malaysian communities, this study is an attempt to examine the relationship between prior achievement, soc...
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| description | There is a paucity of systematic research on prediction of academic achievement at the tertiary educational level for Malaysian students despite the important role that universities play in the Malaysian communities, this study is an attempt to examine the relationship between prior achievement, socio-economic background, mass media environment and academic achievement at UiTM Samarahan Campus. This study found that prior achievement, career expectation, father's educational attainment and mass media environment, in particular reading in the English Language Medium contribute positively to academic achievement. On the other hand, findings of the study suggest that there is no meaningful relationship between attending pre-commerce classes and academic achievement. |
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| spelling | uitm-286632020-03-04T04:35:51Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28663/ The determinants of academic achievements among students of UiTMKS, Sarawak Low, Kuek Long Study and teaching. Research Performance. Competence. Academic achievement There is a paucity of systematic research on prediction of academic achievement at the tertiary educational level for Malaysian students despite the important role that universities play in the Malaysian communities, this study is an attempt to examine the relationship between prior achievement, socio-economic background, mass media environment and academic achievement at UiTM Samarahan Campus. This study found that prior achievement, career expectation, father's educational attainment and mass media environment, in particular reading in the English Language Medium contribute positively to academic achievement. On the other hand, findings of the study suggest that there is no meaningful relationship between attending pre-commerce classes and academic achievement. Bureau of Research and Consultancy (BRC) 2000-11 Research Reports NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28663/1/LP_LOW%20KUEK%20LONG%20BRC%20B%2000_5pdf..PDF Low, Kuek Long (2000) The determinants of academic achievements among students of UiTMKS, Sarawak. (2000) [Research Reports] (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | Study and teaching. Research Performance. Competence. Academic achievement Low, Kuek Long The determinants of academic achievements among students of UiTMKS, Sarawak |
| title | The determinants of academic achievements among students of UiTMKS, Sarawak |
| title_full | The determinants of academic achievements among students of UiTMKS, Sarawak |
| title_fullStr | The determinants of academic achievements among students of UiTMKS, Sarawak |
| title_full_unstemmed | The determinants of academic achievements among students of UiTMKS, Sarawak |
| title_short | The determinants of academic achievements among students of UiTMKS, Sarawak |
| title_sort | determinants of academic achievements among students of uitmks, sarawak |
| topic | Study and teaching. Research Performance. Competence. Academic achievement |
| url | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28663/ |